Almost a full G.
"There's a lie that all drivers tell themselves -- death is something that happens to other people. That's how you find the courage to get in the car in the first place. But more powerful than even the fear of death itself is the will to win."

Nissan really needs to drop the FM platform for the Z car. It's too heavy imo, I think it works great for the G lineup but the Z needs to be smaller.

I would even go as far to say that with modern engine technology they can even get rid of the V6/I6 that has always powered the Z lineup and spring maybe for the 1.6T out of the DeltaWing which is good for 300HP. I would love to see more of the 240z size as well. It's a sports car it doesn't need to be big.

It's been confirmed that the next Z will be lighter, but I don't know of any word on the engine yet,
"There's a lie that all drivers tell themselves -- death is something that happens to other people. That's how you find the courage to get in the car in the first place. But more powerful than even the fear of death itself is the will to win."

Yes, but a C6 will run you a tad bit more. Per the Chevy site the Vette starts @ $49,600. That is pretty much $19,000 more. That's more than a 50% price increase, no small change and a complete different shopper.

As a previous 350Z owner, and one-time Nissan fanboy, I'm really disappointed with the 370, and especially Nissan as a whole.

I loved my 350, but the Z has gotten too heavy, too expensive, and strayed too far from the car's roots. The next Z needs to be at least 200lbs lighter, $5,000 cheaper, and stop chasing after 400hp pony cars. Leave that to the G.

Aside from that, the new Altima is revolting, everything has CVT's, the Maxima is stupid overpriced and needs to be rwd, the Titan is long in the tooth, the new Pathfinder is a joke, the Sentra is a pathetic also-ran, and the Versa has sucked from day one. But instead of focusing on their core models, they instead devote their attention to convertible crossovers, goofy looking boxes on wheels, and yearly updates to a pseudo-sports GT masquerading as a supercar.

TheOriginalThreadStarter:The weight distribution of my brother's 370Z is not far off from my GTI.

61/39 vs. 53/47

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The 370Z is also closer to 50/50 when accelerating.

But the problem with the 370Z is that it's still too heavy given it's dimensions, steering effort is too high giving the car a heavy GT feel rather than the feel of a nimble sports car, the VQ is too harsh in this application and 332 HP isn't as much as it once was, but above all...it's too expensive now.

Frisky_Dingo:As a previous 350Z owner, and one-time Nissan fanboy, I'm really disappointed with the 370, and especially Nissan as a whole.

I loved my 350, but the Z has gotten too heavy, too expensive, and strayed too far from the car's roots. The next Z needs to be at least 200lbs lighter, $5,000 cheaper, and stop chasing after 400hp pony cars. Leave that to the G.

Aside from that, the new Altima is revolting, everything has CVT's, the Maxima is stupid overpriced and needs to be rwd, the Titan is long in the tooth, the new Pathfinder is a joke, the Sentra is a pathetic also-ran, and the Versa has sucked from day one. But instead of focusing on their core models, they instead devote their attention to convertible crossovers, goofy looking boxes on wheels, and yearly updates to a pseudo-sports GT masquerading as a supercar.

Nissan, you disgust me.

Man, if they could get the base price around $25-26k, that would be epic.
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The 370Z is basically a budget Corvette. For around $37k for a 370Z Sport 6MT, you really can't argue with the performance value. A little rough around the edges, but there aren't many other sports cars anywhere near the price.
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